Whining

Ok, so this weekend, Rich's BN had "family day" and they were allowing the soldiers to have their wives and kids around. Today they are doing a bunch of pre-deployment stuff, most of which I am happy to miss. We talked about me and the kids coming out on Friday night, and spending the weekend with him. But, because of what he does in his job, his work load is insane right now, and he doesn't have any set time off. He decided, and I agreed, that it didn't make much sense for the kids and I to drive 8+ hours and maybe not be able to see him much.
There is a rumor of a pass next month, where we may be able to drive to NJ and hang out with him for a few days, but at this rate-- it's a rumor. And, even if it ends up being true, it's still a MONTH away.
He has only been gone for 2 weeks, and it already seems like forever. I am really not enjoying this deployment so far and he hasn't even gone anywhere yet!!
Sigh... I just miss him. I wish 2009 would hurry up and get here!

In the meantime, we are trying to do things to have some fun. Tomorrow night Hannah's school has a roller skating party at the local rink, and we are going. I have not been on roller skates since I was about 15, it should be interesting! Last night, the kids and I went out to the mall to hang out for a bit and ate at Red Lobster. It just doesn't seem right without Rich.

Today, I need to get off my rear and move some boxes up to our storage unit. I still have a cluttered up mess, and it's driving me crazy. But, I haven't really had the motivation to do anything about it so far. I also want to grab a bookshelf out of there for my room. I think we are going to try to make it to the YMCA today to swim and get some exercise. I told Hannah that she and I are going to diet and exercise. :-)